Onsite Application Sample Production Manager

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About the role

  • Application Sample Production Manager managing sample production for fragrance development at dsm-firmenich. Leading a team to meet internal service level agreements and drive continuous improvement in processes.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Europe Lab Services Director and based in our Center of Expertise in Geneva, your mission is to operationally support the Perfumery & Beauty division in the creation and development of new fragrances.
  • In your role, you manage the production of bases and application samples to meet our internal service level agreements according to our Corporate QHSS&E rules, our business priorities and the global best practices.
  • Lead and manage a team of 12 technicians, ensuring first their safety and business continuity.
  • Monitor internal sample orders to ensure the best punctuality rate while ensuring the best efficiency.
  • Keep improving the application production processes, from the internal customer request to the delivery, with the aim of guaranteeing its reproducibility in terms of quality and delay.
  • Guarantee the accuracy and the availability of stocks of required materials (lab supplies, raw materials, packs).
  • Ensure data are properly recorded and traced in the different software for future analysis and to drive further decisions.
  • Infuse a safety and lean mindset in the team in line with our global Lab 4.0 strategy by coaching and leading workshops.
  • Participate actively in cross-regional task forces related to global laboratory services initiatives.
  • Report and monitor the related KPI’s including the budget by establishing action plans to achieve the defined targets.

Requirements

  • Engineering degree, ideally in Chemistry.
  • Experience managing a team within a laboratory/manufacturing/industrialization environment preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal communication, and relationship-building skills with a focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Results-oriented, proactive and accountable.
  • Excellent analytics and IT skills (advanced MS Excel ability, VBA programming and any other data visualization tool such as Qlik or Power BI will be a plus).
  • Mastering lean management concepts with proven practical experiences – a Lean Certification will be a plus.
  • Fluent in French and English, you are strongly interested in technical processes.

Benefits

  • Being part of an interdisciplinary Perfumery team of industry-leading researchers with a state-of-the-art equipped research facility.
  • A modern and safe workplace.
  • The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose.
  • Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.
  • A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things.
  • An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

Job title

Application Sample Production Manager

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Experience level

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Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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